artist initiative since 1992
Quartair is run by artists, as a non-profit organization providing a platform for production, presentation and artistic debate.
Quartair initiates and supports exhibitions, projects and exchanges with other artists and artist-run-spaces at home and abroad. The former bread factory, today turned into monument, hosts seven ateliers and a project space, which functions as a public stage for the art community at large.
As an artist-run space, we do not work within a structural program or curatorial framework. Quartair works in cooperation and exchange with other cultural organizations. We keep the space flexible, anticipating or responding to current events and staying receptive to third party projects. Read more
Opening Thursday, May 16thHoogtij Friday, May 24th Queer Leiden University, QLU, presents their second exhibition, “The Queer Geobacter”, where thirteen queer artists explore this year’s theme through various mediums. With works by Braidon Hobzek, Fester Vogels, Erik Peters, Mila Narjollet, Rizq Naherta, Ipek Şahin, Shana de Villiers, Bel McLaughlin and Tehani Amarasuriya, Gabriel Kolesar, Vanda Vlasic, …
Quartair proudly presents Myra-Ida van der Veen, performing during the Rewire Festival 2024. Curated by our member Mike Rijnierse, who has been coaching the artist / musician since last year, the performance Second Breath will be a site specific performance developed within the acoustics of Quartair. Second Breath will be shown 3 times per day …
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Vrijdag 1 t/m zondag 24 maart 2024 In de tentoonstelling Het onbewaakte moment wordt het toeval omarmt en het belang van het proces zichtbaar gemaakt. De eigenheid van de kunstenaar, de voedingsbronnen waaruit dingen ontstaan, of wat er in de zijlijn gebeurt, zijn het uitgangspunt. The creative process is central in Het onbewaakte moment (“The …